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Estádio Palestra Mic
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betão Araújo started the match with the kick off. Ademar Sampaio kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Richard Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renatinho Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Micaelos F C's goal looked a bit too open when Ademar Sampaio came free, but Richard Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Araújo in the 12th minute of play forced ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's goalkeeper Nando Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerônimo Sanches scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Richard Rezende, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Betão Araújo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando Mendes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Júlio Vander scored 2-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nando Mendes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jerônimo Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Nando Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betão Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Mendes having to interfere. Anísio Paraibano hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Nando Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Vander in the 44th minute of play. When Ademar Sampaio fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's protests and gave Ademar Sampaio a yellow card for diving instead. When Betão Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Micaelos F C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Betão Araújo couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerônimo Sanches to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Micaelos F C's Betão Araújo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nando Mendes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 55 minutes of play ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's Ademar Sampaio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Nando Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's zone, Nuno do Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nando Mendes came out of the goal and Nuno do Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's zone, Betão Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nando Mendes came out of the goal and Betão Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Betão Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Júlio Vander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Micaelos F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Vander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Júlio Vander fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Micaelos F C's protests and gave Júlio Vander a yellow card for diving instead. ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's Nando Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Vander in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Araújo in the 94th minute of play forced ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's goalkeeper Nando Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ALVORADA ESPORTE CLUBE's Jerônimo Sanches got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Jerônimo Sanches off the ground. Jerônimo Sanches hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Micaelos F C fully deserved thier win.